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Tokyo, Sept. 29 (Jiji Press)–Eight major Japanese automakers’ combined global production dipped 2.0 pct in August from a year earlier to 1.81 million units, data from the companies have shown. Competition has become harsh mainly in China amid sluggish exports to the

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Momentum for political reform in Japan, sparked by the slush funds scandal involving fundraising events of ruling Liberal Democratic Party factions, has waned. The previous ordinary session of the Diet, Japan’s parliament, ended without resolution on such reform,

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday will mark one year since assuming the post. Ishiba’s record of 366 days in office will equal the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s first tenure between September 2006 and September 2007.

Ageo, Saitama Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Kenichi Ino, the father of a Japanese woman who was murdered in 1999 after becoming a victim of stalking, is saddened by a recent stalking case that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old woman in

Hikone, Shiga Pref., Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)–Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako have visited a school for people with visual impairment in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan. The school is the prefecture’s only institution specializing in education for visually impaired students. After hearing

(Adnkronos) – A Secret Service vehicle caught fire near the White House, causing the closure of some roads shortly before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit and meeting with Donald Trump. Just the News reports this, citing its White House correspondent. According

(Adnkronos) – A ship is on fire after being hit by a projectile off the coast of Yemen, where Houthi militants, who have carried out several attacks in recent months, are active. This was announced by the British maritime security agency UKMTO,

(Adnkronos) – The repeated drone alarms in Denmark, as in other European and NATO countries, now represent a “new reality” to contend with. This was stated by the Danish Minister of Justice, Peter Hummelgaard, emphasizing during a press conference that no significant

(Adnkronos) – A coalition of federal unions has asked Democratic leaders to continue fighting against cuts to “crucial public services,” even if this risks leading to a shutdown and, as the White House threatens, mass layoffs. In a letter sent to Chuck

(Adnkronos) – Eleven people have been arrested in Serbia, suspected of having participated in several operations in France and Germany of interreligious “hate incitement”. Among the actions undertaken were “spraying the Holocaust Museum, several synagogues, and a Jewish restaurant with green paint”,